Michele -- I am not aware of any HHS statement in the 12/28/2000
preamble to the effect that diagnosis information must be stripped from
the EOB in order to achieve Privacy Rule compliance. I have quoted the
relevant preamble statements below my signature.
Although HHS has not issued any dictates
Title: Message
Sorry if this has
been covered before... but I keep hearing opposite
interpretations.
Are Nursing Homes
and / or Ambulance Services considered Business Associates?
Thanks for any
clarification!
kf
Kathy Findley
Coordinator - Information
Services and HIPAA
St. Joseph's Ho
How is everyone addressing this in their clinics/hospitals/offices? It
seems like a very easy task, but daunting at the same time. Thanks for the
input!
Judith Bentz-Miller
Privacy Officer
Arnett Clinic
765-448-8843
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Looking for some thoughts from all...
HIPAA preamble references the ability to send EOBs to the subscriber
containing member information as long as the diagnosis is stripped. We
view this and felt as though this would extend to diagnosis description,
procedure code and procedure description and h
I need some feedback regarding how others CEs are handling the following
scenario:
We are a clinic that has an HMO. Technically, it is a department of the
clinic, but we have separate ourselves into two different CEs. In the past,
we have allowed the HMO staff to have access to our database and
Okay, I have done direct e-mail and e-mail by way of list serv and never
found out where the guy was getting his facts, but I will make these
comment (my opinion and we all know what they say about opinions).
1. Experience does not always amount to expertise
2. Knowledge of the Subject Matter an
I don't want the punishment information - I want to know where the
information came from that MS has contracted with someone for $41K with
little or no experience
>>> "Donald LaBarre" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 02/20/03 01:40PM
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"GENERAL REQUIREMENTS FOR ADOPTION OF STANDARDS
"SEC. 1172. (a) APPLICABI
Yes. We are drafting them together and then tailoring them to each
entity.
>>> "Bentz-Miller, Judith" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 2/20/03 12:31:30 PM
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So each of you will have your own NPP, policies, etc... You will track
all
separately?
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From: Shelly Wilson [mailto:[EMAIL P
So each of you will have your own NPP, policies, etc... You will track all
separately?
-Original Message-
From: Shelly Wilson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Thursday, February 20, 2003 1:24 PM
To: WEDI SNIP Privacy Workgroup List
Subject: RE: Tracking for Accounting of Disclosures
Our
Our organization has elected not to become affiliated at this time.
Therefore, each entity will become responsible for tracking their own
disclosures as well as responding to requests for restrictions. Unless
you can purchase a tracking software, managing this would be very
difficult and I am afr
A "provider of services" is an "institutional" provider such as a hospital, nursing
home, etc. A "facility or supplier other than a provider of services" could be a
group practice, a durable medical equipment supplier, a pharmacy, etc. The solo
practice physician or small group practice would
Noel -- Good points (as usual). Let me make a few supplemental points:
1. § 164.510(b) concerns informal communications between a covered
entity (CE) and family members, other relatives, close friends of the
individuals (these folks may self-identify, particularly valuable in
emergencies) and othe
The regulation says the fee may be "reasonable" and "cost based"
There is no way you can meet the test of these two requirements with a flat
fee
unless you plan to charge based on the cost of the smallest possible record
- then it does not seem worth doing.
cite 164.524(c)(4)
My opinion
BK
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Dear Mr./Ms. Chang:
We appreciate your interest in the ASCA legislation and its effect on the submission
of Medicare claims. There will be an interim final rule with comment period defining
the exceptions to the ASCA requirements that Medicare claims be submitted
electronically. We do not ha
Robin,
Your office definiately is a Covered Entity.
That one electronic transaction that the billing service does
on your behalf makes you so. (Incidenteally, if you ever do an on-line
check of eligibility or claim status, those actions would also make you a
CE).
This means that you need
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